League Two match prediction and preview for Oldham Athletic vs Macclesfield Town clash

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 19.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Boundary Park (10638 seats)

Oldham Athletic hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 11 points and a 21st position in the League Two table. Visiting Macclesfield Town holds 12th place with 17 pts.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Oldham Athletic form and stats

With 1 League Two win, 3 draws and 2 defeats from their home games, Oldham Athletic, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) in League Two, are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Oldham Athletic lost their last game at Mansfield Town (placed 15th) after a 1-6 scoreline. Preceding that match was the home EFL Trophy game against Accrington Stanley that was lost 0-3.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Oldham Athletic handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W2-D3-L2.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Walsall are coming to town in three days.

Oldham Athletic has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Oldham Athletic's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Macclesfield Town form and stats

Macclesfield Town have only collected 5 points from their away games in the League Two, after 1-2-3 (6 played).

Macclesfield Town are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the League Two against Port Vale (placed 13th). Before that, Macclesfield Town travelled to Cambridge United and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

Macclesfield Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of seven matches.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Macclesfield Town manager D. McMahon as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Cheltenham Town.

Macclesfield Town find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 6 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. Macclesfield Town have conceded 10 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Last two meetings between the teams: Oldham Athletic won 1, Macclesfield Town won 1 and 0 draws. 2 games with over 2,5 goals, 0 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

E. Osadebe
4 goals / 2 assists
C. Missilou
3 goals
T. Archibald
3 goals / 1 assists

Oldham Athletic missing players

Macclesfield Town missing players

Oldham Athletic Macclesfield Town
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
13 6 1 Played P 2 6 13
2 1 0 Won W 1 1 4
5 3 1 Drew D 1 2 5
6 2 0 Lost L 0 3 4
14 7 2 Scored S 4 6 15
23 7 2 Conceded C 3 10 15
92% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
69% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 69%
62% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 46%
38% 33% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 15%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
62% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 54%
8% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 15%
38% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 31%
 
5 5.8 5 Corners For (avg) C F 4.5 4.7 5.5
5.1 5.7 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 8 6.7 5.8
2.4 1.8 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.2 2.1
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • Macclesfield Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Macclesfield Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Macclesfield Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Oldham Athletic
All EFL Trophy League One League Two Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
21-09-19 LT Oldham Athletic 3 - 1 Morecambe
28-09-19 LT Carlisle United 1 - 0 Oldham Athletic
05-10-19 LT Oldham Athletic 1 - 1 Cheltenham Town
08-10-19 EFL Oldham Athletic 0 - 3 Accrington Stanley
12-10-19 LT Mansfield Town 6 - 1 Oldham Athletic
19-10-19 LT Oldham Athletic 14:00 Macclesfield Town
22-10-19 LT Oldham Athletic 18:45 Walsall
26-10-19 LT Port Vale 14:00 Oldham Athletic
02-11-19 LT Oldham Athletic 15:00 Northampton Town
12-11-19 EFL Fleetwood Town 19:45 Oldham Athletic
Macclesfield Town
All EFL Trophy Vanarama National League Fa Trophy League Two Club Friendlies Carabao Cup FA Cup
All Home Away
21-09-19 LT Grimsby Town 1 - 0 Macclesfield Town
24-09-19 EFL Macclesfield Town 2 - 3 Port Vale
28-09-19 LT Macclesfield Town 1 - 1 Colchester United
05-10-19 LT Cambridge United 2 - 2 Macclesfield Town
12-10-19 LT Macclesfield Town 2 - 1 Port Vale
19-10-19 LT Oldham Athletic 14:00 Macclesfield Town
22-10-19 LT Cheltenham Town 18:45 Macclesfield Town
26-10-19 LT Macclesfield Town 14:00 Bradford City
02-11-19 LT Carlisle United 15:00 Macclesfield Town
12-11-19 EFL Shrewsbury Town 19:30 Macclesfield Town

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crewe Alexandra 13 8 2 3 23 16 6 3 1 2 10 9 7 5 1 1 13 7 7 26
2 Exeter City 13 7 5 1 18 11 7 4 2 1 9 6 6 3 3 0 9 5 7 26
3 Bradford City 13 7 3 3 19 12 6 4 1 1 10 4 7 3 2 2 9 8 7 24
4 Forest Green Rovers 13 7 3 3 14 7 6 4 1 1 6 3 7 3 2 2 8 4 7 24
5 Newport County 12 6 5 1 12 6 6 4 2 0 7 3 6 2 3 1 5 3 6 23
6 Cheltenham Town 12 6 4 2 21 11 6 4 2 0 16 8 6 2 2 2 5 3 10 22
7 Swindon Town 13 6 3 4 20 16 7 3 1 3 10 10 6 3 2 1 10 6 4 21
8 Colchester United 13 5 4 4 16 12 6 3 2 1 8 5 7 2 2 3 8 7 4 19
9 Crawley Town 13 5 4 4 21 20 7 4 1 2 11 8 6 1 3 2 10 12 1 19
10 Grimsby Town 13 5 3 5 20 16 6 2 2 2 9 8 7 3 1 3 11 8 4 18
11 Plymouth Argyle 13 4 5 4 18 16 6 2 3 1 10 8 7 2 2 3 8 8 2 17
12 Macclesfield Town 13 4 5 4 15 15 7 3 3 1 9 5 6 1 2 3 6 10 0 17
13 Port Vale 13 4 5 4 18 20 6 4 2 0 10 5 7 0 3 4 8 15 -2 17
14 Salford City 13 4 5 4 16 20 7 3 2 2 6 8 6 1 3 2 10 12 -4 17
15 Mansfield Town 13 4 4 5 19 17 7 2 2 3 12 11 6 2 2 2 7 6 2 16
16 Cambridge United 13 4 4 5 16 14 6 1 2 3 6 8 7 3 2 2 10 6 2 16
17 Leyton Orient 13 4 4 5 19 22 7 2 2 3 11 12 6 2 2 2 8 10 -3 16
18 Northampton Town 13 4 3 6 14 16 6 2 1 3 8 7 7 2 2 3 6 9 -2 15
19 Walsall 13 4 3 6 9 17 6 1 2 3 3 8 7 3 1 3 6 9 -8 15
20 Carlisle United 13 4 2 7 15 23 7 2 2 3 8 12 6 2 0 4 7 11 -8 14
21 Oldham Athletic 13 2 5 6 14 23 6 1 3 2 7 7 7 1 2 4 7 16 -9 11
22 Scunthorpe United 13 2 4 7 16 21 7 2 3 2 11 8 6 0 1 5 5 13 -5 10
23 Stevenage 13 1 5 7 10 19 7 1 2 4 7 10 6 0 3 3 3 9 -9 8
24 Morecambe 13 1 4 8 13 26 7 0 3 4 7 12 6 1 1 4 6 14 -13 7

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